Agriculture: Sheep Tagging

The Duke of Montrose: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether livestock markets and slaughterhouses will be required to check that there are no errors or omissions in the data they submit compared to the actual number of animals scanned.

Lord Henley: Electronic identification of sheep is an EU requirement, but its administration and implementation is an issue for the devolved Administrations.
	It would not be feasible, given the volume and speed with which animals are handled at markets and slaughterhouses, to require them to put in place exception management procedures to identify animals whose identification has not been recorded.
	We are however aware that there are concerns about the ability of electronic reading equipment to capture individual information on every animal sent to central point recording centres (CPRCs), particularly where this could impact on keepers' single farm payments. In England, we will not penalise a keeper for incomplete data in respect of animals sent to a CPRC.

Animals: Microchipping

Lord Jones of Cheltenham: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will propose compulsory microchipping for (a) dogs, (b) other household pets, and (c) farm animals.

Lord Henley: A requirement that all dogs are microchipped was one of the proposals in the recent public consultation exercise on dangerous dogs that closed on 1 June. We will consider the responses received before making any decision. We have no plans to consider the feasibility of compulsory microchipping for other household pets.
	Compulsory microchipping is already a requirement for horses (injectable microchips) and sheep (electronic eartag or bolus). The commission is currently considering the introduction of electronic identification for cattle but, if adopted, this is likely to be voluntary.

Banking: Kaupthing Singer and Friedlander

Lord Laird: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the decision by Kaupthing Singer and Friedlander Isle of Man to transfer half its assets to Kaupthing Singer and Friedlander UK, which was approved by the Isle of Man Financial Supervision Commission, was taken after consultation with and the agreement of the Financial Services Authority; and whether that transfer complied with United Kingdom and European Union banking rules.

Lord Sassoon: This is a matter for the Financial Services Authority. I have passed the Question on to them and they will reply to you directly by letter.

Businesses: Government Contracts

Lord Lucas: To ask Her Majesty's Government how they will enable small and medium-sized businesses to bid for 25 per cent of government contracts.

Lord Sassoon: The Government are working on a number of initiatives to make it easier and simpler for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) to bid for public sector contracts, including:
	All new central government tender documents for contracts over £10,000 to be published on a single website from September 2010, with this information to be made available to the public free of charge;streamlining of the procurement process;splitting contract opportunities into smaller lots;ensuring collaborative procurement strategies cater for SMEs wherever appropriate; andproviding free online training for SMEs in bidding for public sector contracts-Winning the Contract.

Chagos Islands

Lord Avebury: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will invite representatives of the Chagos islanders to attend their discussions with the Prime Minister of Mauritius for any agenda items covering the future of the islanders.

Lord Howell of Guildford: There were no representatives of the Chagos islanders at the meeting on 3 June between my right honourable friend the Foreign Secretary and the Prime Minister of Mauritius.
	Bilateral discussions about the British Indian Ocean Territory are between the sovereign states concerned, ie the United Kingdom and Mauritius. While we welcome the views of other interested parties on issues on the agenda, it is not the practice for outside representatives to attend such discussions.

Education: Languages

Baroness Coussins: To ask Her Majesty's Government how they intend to increase post-14 take-up of modern languages in maintained secondary schools.

Lord Hill of Oareford: We are currently considering our priorities for the national curriculum, including what subjects it should cover and how teaching can be supported. We will be announcing our plans in due course.

Elections: Voting System

Lord Campbell-Savours: To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the use of the alternative vote in general elections could lead to persons being elected with under 50 per cent of the vote when all numbered additional preferences have been counted.

Lord Taylor of Holbeach: Under the alternative vote, voters rank candidates in order of preference. Alternative vote systems can vary according to whether voters may mark a preference for as few or as many candidates as they wish or whether voters are required to rank all candidates in order of preference. Where electors are not required to mark preferences beyond a first preference, whilst the winning candidate will always require more than 50 per cent of the ballots remaining in the count on the final round to be elected, this may not always amount to more than 50 per cent of the total ballots cast.

Energy: Meters

Lord Avebury: To ask Her Majesty's Government how they propose to accelerate the introduction of smart metering of gas and electricity.

Lord Marland: We are committed to accelerating the rollout of smart meters. We plan to publish a substantial package of detailed proposals this summer.

Energy: Wind Turbines

Lord Vinson: To ask Her Majesty's Government what level of standby generation will be needed to fill any gaps in supply caused by the intermittency of wind generation when the programme to build wind turbines has been completed.

Lord Marland: The Government take an active concern in ensuring security of supply in the electricity market.
	DECC estimates suggest that 27 gigawatts of wind generation could be operational by 2020. National Grid also provides seven-year forecasts of generation capacity and demand, updated and published annually.
	Several methods are expected to be available by 2020 to balance the intermittent nature of the available wind generation. These include standby generation, storage, import and export to other countries, and demand-side response.
	Under the current market arrangements, the balance of these measures depends on the investment decisions of commercial players in the electricity market.

EU: Financial Assistance to Member States

Lord Pearson of Rannoch: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Article 125 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union can be used to require member states to provide financial support to other member states in financial difficulty; and, if so, whether it can be applied to the United Kingdom.

Lord Howell of Guildford: Paragraph 2 of Article 125 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union offers scope for the definitions attaching to the prohibitions in Articles 123, 124 and 125 to be more clearly defined by the Council. Nevertheless, Article 125 clearly provides that the Union shall not be liable for or assume the commitments of any member state and that a member state shall not be liable for or assume commitments of another member state. It is our interpretation that the article cannot be used to require member states to provide financial support to other member states in financial difficulty.

EU: Treaties

Lord Stoddart of Swindon: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether their proposal for referendums on European Union treaty amendments will provide that 55 per cent of those voting must approve such amendments before such treaties can be ratified.

Lord Howell of Guildford: Our commitment is to ensure that any proposed future treaty that transfers areas of power or competences from the UK to the EU will be subject to a referendum. The use of any major ratchet clause which amounted to such a transfer will also be subject to a referendum. We will provide more detail on how we expect such a referendum to be run when we introduce the Bill to Parliament.

Food: Taxation

Lord Avebury: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will consider the feasibility of taxing unhealthy food products.

Lord Sassoon: The Chancellor keeps all taxes under review but currently has no plans to introduce a tax on unhealthy foods.

Gaza

Lord Hylton: To ask Her Majesty's Government what assistance they are giving to restoring supplies entering Gaza to the level of the first half of 2007, including food and construction materials.

Baroness Verma: The Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary have made clear to their counterparts in the Israeli Government the need for full access for humanitarian aid into Gaza, and to ease import and export restrictions of materials and goods, to enable the reconstruction of homes and livelihoods.
	We are also discussing with our international partners how best to achieve an easing of the access regime and what assistance we could provide.
	We also continue to call on Hamas to end its interference with the operations of NGOs and United Nation agencies that are working to improve the lives of ordinary Gazans.

Gaza

Lord Hylton: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have received legal advice on whether Israel is complying with Article 33 of the Fourth Geneva Convention in respect of its actions in Gaza and the West Bank; and, if so, what action they propose to take.

Lord Howell of Guildford: We do not comment on whether or not legal advice has been given.

Gypsies and Travellers

Lord Avebury: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will publish an update of the progress report on Gypsy and Traveller policy by Communities and Local Government.

Baroness Hanham: An annual update to Parliament on Gypsy and Traveller policy across government was a recommendation of the independent task group on site provision and enforcement. The new Government are currently considering the timing of their response to this recommendation.

Health: Costs

Lord Laird: To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the arrangements and amounts involved in healthcare cost payments between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland for (a) 2003-06, and (b) 2007-09; and what are the estimated payments for 2009-10 under European Union Healthcare Costs Regulations 1408/71 and 574/72.

Earl Howe: The United Kingdom paid the Republic of Ireland €1,294,429,025 for the period 2003-06 and €806,364,378 for the period 2007-09 under European Social Security Regulations 1408/71 and 574/72. For 2003-2006, the UK claimed a total of £55,706,853 and for 2007-09, a total of £48,471,756. Under arrangements agreed between Governments, the UK contribution is net of that owed by Ireland. Details of payments for 2009-10 will be subject to negotiation.
	The reason for the differences in payment to and from Ireland is that the UK has far more pensioners for whom it is responsible in Ireland than vice versa.

Health: Drugs

Lord Mawhinney: To ask Her Majesty's Government how many drugs have been transferred from prescription to over-the-counter in the past 12 months; and how many of those involve a discussion or consultation with a pharmacist as a condition of sale.
	To ask Her Majesty's Government in respect of which retail outlets they have received complaints for refusing to sell over-the-counter drugs that were previously in the prescription category because the purchaser would not reveal personal health information to a shop employee, or was not convinced that personal health information would be treated confidentially.
	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether customers are obliged to share personal health information with (a) shop assistants, and (b) pharmacists, if they wish to purchase over-the-counter drugs recently transferred from the prescription category.
	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether pharmacists may refuse to sell drugs over the counter (which have been transferred into that category from the prescription category in the past 12 months) if the purchaser refuses to share personal health information with them.

Earl Howe: The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has a well established procedure for moving medicines from prescription-only (POM) status to over-the-counter (OTC) when it is safe to do so. Over-the-counter medicines include both those supplied from registered pharmacies by or under the supervision of a pharmacist (P) and those on general sale (GSL) available through outlets such as supermarkets and convenience stores. The decision to reclassify a product from POM status to P availability is taken following a comprehensive evaluation of the risks and benefits of availability under the supervision of a pharmacist. The independent expert advisory committee, the Commission on Human Medicines (CHM), is asked to give advice and there is a period of public consultation before taking the decision to reclassify the product.
	Six medicines have been reclassified to P in the past 12 months. Two of these reclassifications have been supported by a pharmacy protocol, a questionnaire and training materials supplied by the marketing authorisation holder which pharmacists may use to help ensure that these medicines are supplied in appropriate circumstances. These products are:
	Flomax Relief MR capsules containing tamsulosin hydrochloride 0.4 mg for the treatment of the functional symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in men aged 45-75; andCyklo-f tablets containing tranexamic acid 500 mg for the reduction of heavy menstrual bleeding experienced over several cycles by women with regular cycles.
	Professional guidance is routinely issued by the pharmacists' regulatory body, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB), on standards to be met in the supply of reclassified products in new therapeutic categories. The professional guidance and support materials are intended to be used by the pharmacist and pharmacy staff to check that the product is suitable for the customer and identify any circumstances where referral to a doctor should be recommended. This may involve seeking personal health information from the purchaser. The extent to which pharmacists use these materials is up to their professional discretion.
	The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency has not been notified of any complaints in relation to products reclassified from POM to P where pharmacists have refused to supply the product because the purchaser would not reveal personal health information or was not convinced that such personal information would be treated as confidential. Complaints of this nature would normally be directed to the RPSGB.
	For some products newly classified as P medicines, it is important that the pharmacist or a member of staff is able to obtain certain personal health information about the potential user before the product can safely be supplied. Customers are, however, not obliged to provide this information and it will be at the discretion of the pharmacist whether it is safe and appropriate to go ahead with the supply or not. In those cases where the pharmacist or staff member considers that they do not have enough information about the potential user to be able safely to supply the product, the customer will be advised to consult their doctor.

Health: Statins

Lord Morris of Manchester: To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment the Department of Health or primary care trusts have made of the number of patients who have suffered bodily harm from the prescribing of statins; and whether any estimate has been made of the current costs to the National Health Service.

Earl Howe: Statins are a widely used class of medicines for the treatment of hypercholesterolaemia (high blood cholesterol) and other lipid disorders. The benefits of statins in reducing heart attacks and the need for vascular surgery and in saving lives have been demonstrated in a number of large clinical trials.
	The safety of statins has been kept under continuous review by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in conjunction with its independent scientific advisory body, the Commission on Human Medicines. Data from the adverse reaction (ADR) reporting scheme, the yellow card scheme, underpins the process of monitoring medicines' safety in the United Kingdom. In 2009, a total of 500 suspected ADR reports associated with statins were received through the yellow card scheme. During 2009, approximately 52,300,000 statin prescriptions were dispensed in England alone.
	It is important to note that the reporting of a suspected ADR does not necessarily mean that the drug was responsible for that event, and other factors may have contributed including pre-existing illnesses and other concomitant medications. It is also not possible to directly equate the number of reports received via the yellow card scheme to the number of patients who have suffered bodily harm from the prescribing of statins because the scheme is associated with an unknown and variable level of under-reporting.
	In addition to data from the yellow card scheme, available data from clinical trials have been carefully evaluated and show that benefits far outweigh evidence of harm. A number of studies have been at least partly government-funded, including the Cholesterol Treatment Trialists' Collaboration1, and the Heart Protection Study2. The majority of side-effects associated with statins have been found to be mild and reversible upon ceasing treatment. Although there has been no general estimate of the direct cost of harm caused by statins, in a large UK study of hospitalisation due to ADRs in almost 19,000 patients statins were not among the 10 medicines most commonly implicated in causing adverse effects.
	Notes:
	1 www.ctsu.ox.ac.uk/projects/ctt
	2 www.ctsu.ox.ac.uk/~hps/

Higher Education: Overseas Students

Lord Vinson: To ask Her Majesty's Government why students from other European Union member states can get student apprenticeship grants not available to students born in the United Kingdom.

Baroness Wilcox: I am not aware of any apprenticeship programme funding for the cost of training citizens of other European Union states living and working in the United Kingdom that is not also available for training UK citizens. I understand my noble friend refers to an individual resident in England who has been advised about funding eligibility by a Scottish college. Education and training are devolved matters and the responsibility of the devolved Administrations. Skills Development Scotland, which delivers apprenticeship funding in Scotland for the Scottish Government, provides a financial contribution towards the cost of a modern apprenticeship for individuals working with a company in Scotland or those who reside in Scotland. Colleges in Scotland may also provide financial support towards the cost of an apprenticeship.
	All colleges in Scotland operate under the Education (Access Funds) (Scotland) Determination 2009. These regulations clearly set out the regulations about funding EU nationals and UK nationals. If my noble friend will provide me with the name of the individual and the name of the college of which they inquired I will ask my officials to work with Skills Development Scotland to investigate the precise circumstances of the matter and write with an explanation of the position in this specific case.

Human Rights

Lord Corbett of Castle Vale: To ask Her Majesty's Government when they propose to reply to the letter from Lord Corbett of Castle Vale dated 25 March 2010 to the Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office concerning the department's annual report on human rights 2009.

Lord Howell of Guildford: My honourable friend Alistair Burt answered the noble Lord's letter on 10 June 2010.

Human Rights

Lord Laird: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will propose amendments to the European Convention on Human Rights in the light of recent judgments against the United Kingdom.

Lord McNally: The Government have no plans to propose amendments to the rights protected by the European Convention on Human Rights.

Iceland

Lord Dykes: To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their stance on the opening of accession negotiations between Iceland and the European Union.

Lord Howell of Guildford: Iceland, like other applicants, must meet the membership criteria including demonstrating the ability to implement the obligations of membership. The European Free Trade Association Surveillance Authority has just confirmed that Iceland is in breach of its European Economic Area obligation to implement the EU bank deposit guarantee scheme. Iceland must demonstrate its ability to fulfil this obligation.

Immigration: Deportation

Lord Hylton: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether offenders sentenced to be deported are being removed at the end of their prison sentences.

Baroness Neville-Jones: Since January 2007, the UK Border Agency has removed in excess of 15,000 foreign national prisoners.
	The agency makes every effort to ensure that a foreign national prisoner's removal by deportation coincides, as far as possible, with his or her release from prison on completion of sentence. Where sentence length allows, consideration of an individual's case will be commenced 18 months prior to the earliest point of release.
	All foreign national prisoners subject to removal from the UK are considered by the National Offender Management Service under the early removal scheme (ERS) which allows for early removal up to a maximum of 270 days prior to the halfway point of the sentence. ERS accounted for approximately 25 per cent of all foreign national prisoners removed since 2007.
	The UK Border Agency actively promotes to non-EEA foreign national prisoners the benefits of returning home before the end of sentence under the facilitated returns scheme. FRS accounted for 30 per cent of total foreign national prisoner removals in 2009.

Immigration: Detention

Lord Hylton: To ask Her Majesty's Government how many migrants who cannot be returned to their countries of origin are being held in detention centres; and what is the purpose of so doing.

Baroness Neville-Jones: Detention may be used in the following circumstances:
	initially, to establish a person's identity and claim;where there are reasonable grounds for believing that a person will fail to comply with the conditions of temporary admission or release;where the application is capable of being considered quickly; orto effect removal.
	There is no country to which the UK Border Agency does not as a matter of policy return individuals. We may, however, suspend enforced removals to a country.
	Published statistics on immigration and asylum, including those on the number of persons in detention in the United Kingdom solely under Immigration Act powers, are available from the Library of the House and from the Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate website at http://www. homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/immigration-asylum-stats.

Immigration: Frontex

Lord Corbett of Castle Vale: To ask Her Majesty's Government how the United Kingdom has been involved in naval exercises and airport immigration controls run by the European Union border control agency Frontex in each of the past two years for which figures are available.

Baroness Neville-Jones: The United Kingdom has supported Frontex by deploying advisers with expertise in passenger arrival controls and debriefing interviews to a number of air and sea operations run by the agency. The details of the operations we have participated in during 2008 and 2009, along with a description of their purpose, are set out in the attached table.
	
		
			 2008   
			 Name Description Dates of participation 
			 Zarathustra Air operation targeting illegal migration by Iraqi and Afghan nationals. 26/03-15/04 
			 Eurocup Co-ordinating common border security activities during the European Football championship. 25/05-01/07 
			 Zorba Air operation targeting illegal migration through the western Balkans. 06/05-30/05 
			 Hammer Air operation disrupting irregular migration flows by reacting to displacement effects at European airports. 24/09-02/12 
			 Nautilus Sea operation targeting illegal migration through the Mediterranean to Malta and Lampedusa. 19/05-03/10 
			 Poseidon Sea operation targeting illegal migration from the eastern Mediterranean to Greece. 22/06-13/12 
		
	
	
		
			 2009   
			 Name Description Dates of participation 
			 Hammer Air operation disrupting irregular migration flows by reacting to displacement effects at European airports. 10/02-26 
			   09/09-08/12 
			 Hubble Air operation disrupting irregular migration flows from 3rd country hubs. 20/06-07/07 
			 Zeus Sea operation targeting irregular migrants posing as seamen 27/04-07/05 
			 Poseidon Sea operation targeting illegal migration from the Eastern Mediterranean to Greece. 19/01-26/03 
			   01/06-30/10

Immigration: Frontex

Lord Corbett of Castle Vale: To ask Her Majesty's Government how many illegal border crossings at sea and land borders of the European Union were reported to the EU border agency Frontex in (a) 2008, and (b) 2009.

Baroness Neville-Jones: European member states and Schengen-associated countries reported a total of 159,100 illegal border crossings at the sea and land borders of the European Union to Frontex in 2008; and 106,200 in 2009. This represents a 33 per cent decrease from 2008 to 2009. The reported detections do not categorise the illegal border crossings at sea and land borders and so any further breakdown is not available.

Internet: Broadband

Lord Laird: To ask Her Majesty's Government which consultants were appointed by (a) government departments, (b) local authorities, (c) regional development agencies, (d) the Broadband Stakeholder Group, and (e) any other body or organisation, to carry out assessments in each of the past three years on matters affecting the planning or delivery of (1) broadband, and (2) next-generation access for or by the Technology Strategy Board.
	To ask Her Majesty's Government which consultants (a) holding an existing appointment, or (b) appointed by the Renewable Energy Association, carried out assessments in each of the past three years on matters affecting renewable energy for the Technology Strategy Board.
	To ask Her Majesty's Government how the Technology Strategy Board ensures that those who assess requests for funding for advice and projects on broadband and next-generation access are impartial and have the appropriate qualifications, knowledge and experience.

Baroness Wilcox: Independent assessors with relevant expertise are identified by the Technology Strategy Board to undertake technical and business case assessments of all applications received in response to research competitions. Up to five independent assessments are sought for each application, and this process is applied consistently across all areas of Technology Strategy Board activity.
	No assessors are appointed through selected government departments, local authorities, regional development agencies, trade associations or trade bodies. Assessors are publicly sourced via a call for assessors and are also identified by officials in the Technology Strategy Board and its knowledge transfer networks as a result of their extensive interactions with, amongst others, industry and academia. Assessors' knowledge, experience, background and general expertise are carefully considered in finalising a set of suitable assessors for each competition call.
	Assessors receive training on the competition process and objectives before commencing work. They are contracted to provide assessments in an individual capacity on the basis of their knowledge and skills, and not with a view to representing the views of their employers. Affiliations of individuals are routinely monitored to avoid potential conflicts of interest, and assessors are required under their contract to inform the Technology Strategy Board of any potential conflicts of interest.
	The Technology Strategy Board does not disclose the identity of individual assessors to maintain the integrity and confidentiality of the peer review process.

Legal Aid

Lord Avebury: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will place in the Library of the House a list of those who have raised concerns with the Legal Services Commission or the Ministry of Justice about the legal aid practice of making payments only once case stages are closed.

Lord McNally: It is not possible to identify all those who have raised this concern because records are not maintained on this basis. There has been an ongoing dialogue with representative bodies on this and other issues dating back to 2004 when the solicitor contract was amended to the current provisions. In October 2007, not for profit agencies, with the exception of Refugee and Migrant Justice (RMJ) and the Immigration Advisory Service (IAS), moved on to the same payment arrangements as for profit solicitors under the LSC unified contract. Since April 2009, both RMJ and the IAS have been subject to the same payment arrangements as all other providers. The LSC has regular dialogue with representative bodies including:
	Advice Services Alliance;
	Advice UK;
	Bar Council;
	Citizens Advice Bureau;
	Immigration Law Practitioners' Association;
	Law Centres Federation;
	The Law Society;
	Legal Aid Practitioners Group; and
	Migrants Resource Centre.

Legislation

Lord Hylton: To ask Her Majesty's Government which sections of and Schedules to Acts of Parliament passed since 1997 have not been commenced.

Lord McNally: The Question requests a significant amount of information and the Government have endeavoured to collate and provide as much detail as possible within the time available. The information is provided below by department.
	We have not included provisions that are partially in force, provisions that have been implemented in certain areas of the United Kingdom only or provisions that have since been repealed.
	The following departments have confirmed that all the legislation for which they are responsible has been commenced in full:
	The Department for International Development;
	The Scotland Office;
	The Wales Office; and
	The Attorney-General's Office.
	Cabinet Office
	
		
			 Act Provisions not yet in force 
			 Charities Act 2006 Sections 48-66 
		
	
	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	
		
			 Act Provisions not yet in force 
			 Competition Act 1998 Section 1(a) 
			 Employment Rights (Dispute Resolution) Act 1998 Section 4 
			 Employment Relations Act 1999 Schedule 7 (paragraph 4(6)); Schedule 9 (parts of Parts 1, 3, 8 and 10) 
			 Postal Services Act 2000 Schedule 9 (parts of) 
			 Electronic Communications Act 2000 Sections 1-6 
			 Employment Act 2002 Sections 28(2), 44 
			 Communications Act 2003 Sections 272-274, 299(1), (3)-(4, 300, 401, 409 
			  Schedule 12 (paragraphs 5-6); Schedule 17 (paragraph 133(2)) 
			 Consumer Credit Act 2006 Section 5(1)-(4), (7), (10), 23, 26-27, 29-34, 37-58, 62, 64, 
			  Schedule 1 (paragraphs 1-10, 12-16); Schedule 3 (paragraphs 18-28); Schedule 4 (parts of) 
			 Work and Families Act 2006 Sections 3-10, 11(2)-(3) 
			  Schedule 1 (paragraphs 1-5, 10-15, 16(2), 17-20, 22, 24-30, 35-61) 
			 Companies Act 2006 Section 22(2), 327(2)(c), 330(6)(c) 
			  Schedule 9 (Part 2) 
			 Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007 Section 54 
			 Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 Sections 1-39, 91-99, 105 
			 Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 Sections 138-145 
			 Digital Economy Act 2010 Sections 19-2, 43 
		
	
	Department for Communities and Local Government
	
		
			 Act Provisions not yet in force 
			 Greater London Authority Act 1999 Section 287(2) 
			  Schedule 8 (partially); Schedule 23 (partially); Schedule 24 (partially); Schedule 27 (partially); Schedule 34 (partially) 
			 Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 Sections 45, 46-48, 50, 51 
			  Schedule 6 (paragraphs 4, 6, 14, 16(3), 27); Schedule 7 (paragraphs 1, 19(3)-(4)); Schedule 9 (Parts of) 
			 Planning Act 2008 Sections 27-30, 186, 189, 193 
			  Schedules 6 (partially); 8, 9 (partially), 10 (partially), 13 (partially) 
			 Sustainable and Secure Buildings Act 2004 Sections 3(8)-(9), 4(4), 5, 11(2) 
			  Schedule 
			 The Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 Joint responsibility with the Ministry of Justice (above) 
			  Section 21(4)-(5), 121, 123-124, 154 
			  Schedules 8; 10 (paragraphs 1-7, 14, 16-19) 
			 Local Government Act 2003 Sections 68, 69, 90(4) 
			  Schedule 8, part 1 (partially) 
			 The Housing Act 2004 Schedules 15, 16 (both partially commenced) 
			 Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 Section 216 (1) 
			  Schedule 6; 14; Schedule 18 (partially) 
			 The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 Sections 279-293, 318 
			  Schedule 10; Schedule 16 (partially commenced) 
			 Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 Sections 1-9, 34-54, 138-145 
			  Schedule 7 (Parts 2 and 5) 
			 Business Rate Supplements Act 2009 Section 16(5) 
			  Schedule 2 
			 The Mortgage Repossessions (Protection of Tenants etc) Act 2010 The entire Act is currently unimplemented 
		
	
	Department for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport
	
		
			 Act Provisions not yet in force 
			 Communications Act 2003 Section 274 
			  Section 299(1), (3), (4), 300 
			 Licensing Act 2003 Schedule 6 (paragraphs 98, 99(c)) 
			 Horserace Betting and Olympic Lottery Act 2004 Sections 1-10 
			  Schedules 1-4; , Schedule 6 (parts of) 
			 Gambling Act 2005 Sections 7(5)(a), 159-165, 175(2)-(8), 204 
			  Schedule 9 
			 National Lottery Act 2006 Schedule 1 
			 London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006 Section 39(1) 
			  Schedule 3 (paragraph 13) 
			 Digital Economy Act 2010 Sections 28(1)-(7), 29, 40(2)-(3), (5), (6), 41(1), 43 
			  Schedule 1 (paragraphs 2-4, 6-9, 10(1)); Schedule 2 (Parts of) 
		
	
	Department for Education
	
		
			 Act Provisions not yet in force 
			 School Standards and Framework Act 1998 Section 112(3) 
			 Adoption and Children Act 2002 Sections 125-131 
			  Schedule 3 (paragraphs 8, 66, 79, 94, 100) 
			 Education Act 2002 Sections 6-10, 31 
			 Children Act 2004 Sections 28(1)(d)-(h), (5), 29 
			 Education Act 2005 Schedule 7 (paragraph 9) 
			 Children and Adoption Act 2006 Section 13 
			 Childcare Act 2006 Section 5 
			 Education and Inspections Act 2006 Sections 74(1)-(3),(5), 169-171 
			  Schedule 2 (paragraph 17) 
			 Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 Sections 8, 10, 11(1), (3)-(10), 12(1), 13(2)-(4), 14(4), 15-17, 19(1), (3)-(4), (6)-(7), (9), 20(2)-(7), 24(1)(a)-(b), (2)-(7), (8)(b), (9), (12)(a)-(c), 24A, 26(2), 27, 30(1)-(6B), 31(2)-(6), 32(1)-(9), 33(1)-(2), (4)(a), (5)-(6), 34, 34A, 34B, 34C, 43(1)-(2), (6), 44(1)-(5), 47(1)-(5), 48(1)-(5), 49(1)-(5) 
			  Schedule 3 (paragraph 24(8)); Schedule 5 (paragraphs 1(2), 2(1)(c), 3(1)(a)-(b), 4(1)(a)-(b), 6(1)(a)-(b), 7(1)(a)-(b), (3), 9(1)(a)-(b), (3), 10(1)(a)-(b), (3), 11, 12, 12A, 13; Schedule 6 (paragraphs 1, 2(2)-(4), 3, 4, 6); Schedule 7 (paragraphs 3-6) 
			 Children's and Young Persons Act 2008 Sections 4, 9, 10(2)-(3), 11-14, 16(2), 17, 19, 22(1)-(2), (4), (6), 23(2), 24, 25(1)-(3) 
			  Schedule 1 (paragraphs 1-3, 5-21) 
			 Education and Skills Act 2008 Sections 1-67, 92(2), (4), 112(3), 117(2)(a)-(b), 155, 157-158, 160 
			  Schedule 1 (paragraphs 1-12, 14-17, 19-43, 48-52, 79-80, 90) 
			 Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 Sections 1-39, 45, 91-99, 105, 145-146, 148(c), 158(c), 202(3), 259-260 
			  Schedule 12 (paragraphs 14-19, 29); Schedule 16 (Part 11) 
			 Children, Schools and Families Act 2010 The entire Act is currently unimplemented, apart from section 23 (which came into force 2 months after Royal Assent) and sections 24 and 26-30 (which came into force on Royal Assent) 
		
	
	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	
		
			 Act Provisions not yet in force 
			 Petroleum Act 1998 Schedule 4 (paragraphs 8, 11, 13, 34, 40); Schedule 5 (parts of) 
			 Nuclear Safeguards Act 2000 Section 5(1)(b) 
			 Utilities Act 2000 Section 20, 75 
			  Schedule 8 (parts of) 
			 Sustainable Energy Act 2003 Section 3, 4 
			 Energy Act 2004 Sections 139-140, 180 
			  Schedule 23 (parts of) 
			 Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2006 Section 3A 
			 Climate Change Act 2008 Section 81 
			 Energy Act 2008 Sections 44, 84-86, 99 
			 Energy Act 2010 Sections 18-23, 
			  Schedule 1 (paragraphs 7, 8) 
		
	
	Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	
		
			 Act Provisions not yet in force 
			 Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 Sections 46(2), 53-56, 71, 100(5)(a), 101 
			  Schedule 5 (paragraphs 3-4); Schedule 6 (paragraphs 7, 9(4), 10, 13(6), 16, 22, 23(5)(a), (c), (6), (10)) 
			 Water Act 2003 Sections 5, 7, 8(2), 32, 73, 86(2)(a)-(e), (3)-(7), 88-89 
			  Schedule 7 (paragraphs 3, 5, 9, 41); Schedule 9 (parts of) 
			 Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 Section 49(5), (7) 
			 Commons Act 2006 c.26 Section 50(2)-(3), (7) 
			  Schedule 5 (paragraphs 1-3, 5, 6(b), 7(2)-(4), (8)); Schedule 6 (Part 4) 
			 Animal Welfare Act 2006 Section 8(3)-(6), 
			  Schedule 3 (paragraph 3(1)); Schedule 4 (parts of) 
			 Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 Section 41, 65-115, 153-159, 161-186, 217(2), (5)-(7), 218-219, 223(3)-(5), 236, 240-242, 263, 314 
			  Schedule 4 (Part 1); Schedules 7: 8: 9: Schedule 16 (paragraphs 2, 3(2), (4), 4-7, 9-11, 14(3)-(4), 16(4), (7)-(8), (10)-(12), 17(3), (6)-(8); Schedule 22 (Parts 1, 2, 4, 5 and ) 
			 Flood and Water Management Act 2010 Sections 1-47 
			  Schedules 1-5 
		
	
	Department for Health
	
		
			 Act Provisions not yet in force 
			 National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 Schedule 2 (paragraph 46) 
			 Health Act 1999 Section 61 
			 Health and Social Care Act 2001 Section 56 
			  Schedule 5 (paragraph 16) 
			 Adoption and Children Act 2002 Sections 125-131 
			  Schedule 3 (paragraphs 8, 66, 79, 100); Schedule 4 (paragraph 9) 
			 Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc) Act 2003 Section 14 
			 Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 Sections 149, 150(8)-(9) 
			  Schedule 9 (paragraph 4) 
			 Health Act 2006 Section 36(2) 
			  Schedule 8 (paragraphs 30, 37-38) 
			 NHS Redress Act 2006 Sections 1-16 
			 Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 Section 216(1)-(2) 
			  Schedule 14 (paragraphs 1-6); Schedule 18 (paragraph 1) 
			 Mental Health Act 2007 Sections 38(3)(c)-(d), 38(6), 38(7)(a), 38(9) 
			 Health and Social Care Act 2008 Sections 98(2), 102, 106, 118(2)(b), 118(2)(d), 128 
			  Schedule 6 (paragraphs 15-16); Schedule 7 (paragraphs 1-22, 24-41, 43-45, 47-51); Schedule 8 (paragraph 10); Schedule 10 (paragraphs 7, 9, 14-15, 27); Schedule 14 (paragraphs 1, 8) 
			 Health Act 2009 Sections 14, 26-32, 35 
			  Schedule 4 (paragraphs 7(1), (3)-(4), 8, 9(1)); Schedule 5 (paragraphs 1-15) 
			 Personal Care at Home Act 2010 Sections 1, 2 
		
	
	Department for Transport
	
		
			 Act Provisions not yet in force 
			 Road Traffic (Vehicle Testing) Act 1999 Section 7(2) 
			  Schedule (paragraphs 1 and 2) 
			 Transport Act 2000 Section 263 
			  Schedule 27 (paragraph 16); Schedule 29 (paragraphs 2-6); Schedule 31 (parts of Parts IV and V) 
			 Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 Sections 80(1)-(3), 108 
			 Traffic Management Act 2004 Sections 45- 48, 53, 55-59, 64-70 
			  Schedules 5; 6; Schedule 8 (paragraphs 4-7, 10(3)(a), (c)-(e)) 
			 Railways Act 2005 Schedule 13 (parts of Part I): 
			 Civil Aviation Act 2006 Section 9 
			 Road Safety Act 2006 Sections 2, 10, 13, 15-19, 22, 34-35, 37-39, 42, 47-48, 56-57 
			  Schedules 3; 5; 6; 7 (paragraphs (4), (6)-(8), (10)-(11), (14)-(15), (17)-(18)) 
			 Local Transport Act 2008 Sections 2, 4-5 
			 Driving Instruction (Suspension and Exemption Powers) Act 2009 Sections 1-4 
			  Schedules 1; 2 
		
	
	Department for Work and Pensions
	
		
			 Act Provisions not yet in force 
			 Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 Section 28 
			  Schedule 7 (paragraphs 17, 18(2)(b)); Schedule 9 (parts of) 
			 Pensions Act 2004 Sections 12(2)(c), 20(3)(c), 38(4), (7)(g), 41(10)(f), 42(2)(c), 43(7)(e), 47(4)(g), 50(10)(f), 95(1)(b)(ii), 96(6)(u), 101(2)(d), 108(3), 117(2)(b), 118, 121(9)(b), 138(10)(a), 150(6)(d), 151(12)(a), 161(3)(b), 163(5)(b), 169(2)(d), 173(1)(k), 177(6)-(7), 179(1)(b), 180(4), 181(2)(b), 189(3)(b), 209(4)(e), (5), 213(4)(e), (5)(e), 214(2)(k), 237-238, 240, 306(2)(i), 308, 318(4)(b) 
			  Schedule 1 (paragraph 19); Schedule 5 (paragraph 13(3)(b)); Schedule 12 (paragraphs 23, 24(b), 61, 72, 76(2)(e)); Schedule 13 (Part 2) 
			 Disability Discrimination Act 2005 Sections 7, 8 
			 Pensions Act 2007 Section 15(1) 
			  Schedule 4 (Part 2); Schedule 7 (Part 7) 
			 Welfare Reform Act 2007 Sections 13(1)-(6), 15, 37, 56-57, 61(1)(a) 
			  Schedule 3 (paragraphs 5, 7(2)-(6), 9(5), (12), 21); Schedule 4 (paragraphs 3(a), 4-9); Schedule 5 (paragraph 13); Schedule 7 (paragraph 1) 
			 Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 Sections 16-19, 21, 25-30, 32-34, 37, 39-42, 60(2) 
			  Schedules 4; 5; Schedule 7 (paragraphs 1(1)-(6), (8), (11)-(18), (22), (25), (27)-(31), 5-6) 
			 Pensions Act 2008 Sections 1, 6, 19, 30-31, 33-36, 39, 42, 44-51, 53, 55-57, 59, 61, 65-66, 87-95, 102(1)-(4), (6)-(7), 103(2), (4)-(5), 106, 108, 113, 121, 123, 124(4)-(5), 127, 137 
			  Schedules 3; 4; 6; 7; Schedule 8 (paragraphs 10-12, 15); Schedule 10 (paragraphs 1, 3, 6-9); Schedule 11 (Parts 1, 3 and 5) 
			 Welfare Reform Act 2009 Sections 3-7, 9, 12-13, 16-22, 25, 29-32, 36, 51-54, 55(2), 56 
			  Schedules 1; 2; 5; 6; Schedule 7 (Parts 1, 4 and 5) 
			 Equality Act 2010 Sections 1-185, 186(1), 187-202, 206, 211 
			  Schedules 1-27 
		
	
	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	
		
			 Act Provisions not yet in force 
			 Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 Sections 20-25 
		
	
	HM Treasury
	
		
			 Act Provisions not yet in force 
			 Social Security Administration (Fraud) Act 1997 Schedule 2 
			 Building Societies (Funding) and Mutual Societies (Transfers) Act 2007 Sections 1, 2 
			 National Insurance Contributions Act 2008 Schedule 1 (paragraph 6(3)); Schedule 2 (parts of) 
			 Corporation Tax Act 2009 Schedule 2 (paragraphs 71, 99); Schedule 3 (Part 2) 
			 Banking Act 2009 Sections 170, 172, 255-256 
			 Corporation Tax Act 2009 Schedule 2 (paragraphs 71, 99); Schedule 3 (Part 2) 
			 Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Act 2010 Sections 1-7 
			 Financial Services Act 2010 Sections 2(2)-(4), 13-15, 17 
			  Schedule 2 (paragraphs 21, 23, 24(3), 33(2), 36) 
		
	
	Home Office
	
		
			 Act Provisions not yet in force 
			 Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 Section 78 
			 Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004 Section 16 
			 Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 Sections 39-41, 52-53 
			 Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 Sections 1-18, 22-27, 91 
			  Schedule 9 Part 1 
			 Crime (International Co-Operation) Act 2003 Sections 54 to 55 (in force in relation to an offender who is normally resident in Ireland otherwise not in force). Sections 56 to 70 (in force in relation to an offence of which an offender has been convicted in Ireland otherwise not in force). 
			  Schedule 3 (in force in relation to an offender who is normally resident in Ireland otherwise not in force). 
			  Schedule 4 
			 Crime and Security Act 2010 Sections 1-32, 34-46, 55-60 
			 Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 Sections 130-137 
			 Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 Section 9 
			  Schedule 10 (paragraphs 13, 15, 28, 64) 
			 Identity Cards Act 2006 Section 7 
			 Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 Sections 16-17, 117 (5) 
			 Immigration Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 Sections 44, 50 (6) 
			 Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 Sections 19-33, 35(1)(a)-(g)(i) and (2) and (3), 36-37, 39, 40(2) and (3), 41(2) and (3), 44-47, 51, 53, 124 
			 Police and Crime Act 2009 Sections 21 (in Northern Ireland), 27 (in Wales), 34-50, 52-60, 63, 65-66, 82, 85-87, 89-90, 92-96, 102, 109, 
			  Schedules 2 (in Northern Ireland), 3 (in Wales), 5 
			 Police and Justice Act 2006 Sections 14, 34, 43(1) 
			 Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 Schedule 11 paragraph 17(2) (in force but repeal Criminal Justice Act 1988, ss 90-93, 95-98 not in force) 
			 Serious Crime Act 2007 Schedule 13, paragraph 7 
			  Schedule 14 (in force but repeal Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 not in force) 
			 Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 Sections 120, 121, 114(9), 162(3) 
			 UK Borders Act 2007 Sections 19, 57 
			 Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 Section 65(2)(c) and (d), 67(9) 
			 Coroners and Justice Act 2009 Section 117 
		
	
	Ministry of Justice
	
		
			 Act Provisions not yet in force 
			 Crime and Disorder Act 1998 Schedule 8 (paragraphs 86, 90) 
			 Access to Justice Act 1999 Section 28 
			  Schedule 15 (part V(2)) 
			 Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 Schedule 2 (Paragraphs 1-3); Schedule 4 (paragraphs 2-4, 21, 24) 
			 Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 Sections 59, 61 
			  Schedule 7 (paragraphs 5, 7-11, 13, 15(1)(a)-(d), (f)-(g), 16, 17, 18(1)-(2), (3)(a)-(b), (c)(ii), 20, 22(1)(a)-(d), (f)-(g), 23, 24, 25(1), (2), (3)(a)-(b), (c)(ii), 27, 29(1)(a)-(d), (f)-(g), 30-31, 32(1), (2), (3)(a)-(b), (c)(ii), 33-36, 39, 54-56, 59-60, 62-70, 73, 76, 98, 108-109, 112-115, 119, 134, 149, 173, 176, 178, 180-188, 190-194, 197(a), (d)-(e), 201(2)(b), (3), 202(2)(b), (3), 203(5), 204, 211) 
			 Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 Sections 6(1)(c), 17 
			  Schedule 3 (paragraphs 1-7); Schedule 21 (paragraphs 6(4), (7)(a), 7) 
			 Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 Joint responsibility with the Department for Communities and Local Government (below) 
			  Section 21(4)-(5), 121, 123-124, 154 
			  Schedules 8; 10 (paragraphs 1-7, 14, 16-19) 
			 Courts Act 2003 Sections 66(1)(b), (4), 82, 85, 98(1)(d) 
			  Schedules 4; 8 (paragraphs 91(2), 272, 278(a), 337, 349) 
			 Criminal Justice Act 2003 Sections 29(4), 34-35, 43, 53, 62-66, 137-138, 151, 154-155, 161, 181, 182(2), 188, 196(1)(b), 204(4), 213(3)(b), 216(2)(a), 244(3)(b), 266, 280-283, 298, 300 -301, 303(b)(iii) 
			  Schedule 3 (paragraphs 1-12, 14-21, 23-26, 29-32, 34(2)(b), (d), (f), (3), (4), 35(3)-(4), 41, 42(b), 43, 44(3), 45-47, 48(2)(a)(ii), (2)(b), (3)(b)(ii)-(iv), 49(a), 50, 51(3), (4), (6), (7), (9)-(14), 52-53, 54(2), (3)(d)-(e), (5), 57(3)(a), (b)(ii), (c), 58, 60(2)-(6), (7)(a), (8), 61-62, 64(2)(a), (3)(a), (4)(a), 66(2)(a), (3)(a)-(b), (4)-(5), (6)(b), (8), 67, 70-72, 73(2), (3)(a), 74(3)(a), (4)(a), (6), 75(2), (4); Schedules 4; 10; 11; 25 (paragraphs 1-13, 15-28, 30-35, 52-53, 55-69, 71-105); Schedules 26; 27; 31; 32 (Paragraphs 17, 27-28, 33, 51, 53, 63, 68(2), 102(2)(b)-(c), (3), 123(3), 145-162); Schedule 36 (paragraphs 2, 4, 7-9, 11-14, 16, 98) 
			 Civil Partnership Act 2004 Schedule 1 (paragraphs 3, 9) 
			 Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 Section 9, 15-16, 57 
			  Schedules 8; 10 (paragraphs 13, 15, 28, 64); Schedule 12 (paragraphs 3, 10) 
			 Constitutional Reform Act 2005 Schedule 4 (paragraphs 7-12, 14, 18, 42, 159, 331(2)(b)(iii), (vi)); Schedule 5 (paragraphs 88, 115(2), 116, 123, 126(3), 130, 132); Schedule 17 (paragraphs 7, 8, 36-39) 
			 Electoral Administration Act 2006 Sections 1(2), (5), 2(2), (4)-(9), (12), 5(10), 7 
			  Schedule 1 (paragraphs 107, 143(3)) 
			 Police and Justice Act 2006 Sections 14, 34, 43(1) 
			  Schedule 5 (paragraph 5(11)); Schedule 13 (paragraphs 4, 5); Schedule 14 (Paragraphs 7, 15, 36, 38, 41) 
			 Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 Section 2(1)(d) 
			 Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007 Schedule 1 (paragraphs 3(2)(b), (8), 9, 14(1)); Schedule 2 (paragraph 3(3)) 
			 Legal Services Act 2007 Sections 18(1)(b), (2)-(6), 21(1)(j), 64(3), 71, 73(2)-(4), 75, 76(1)-(2), (3)(a), (5)-(6), (8)-(9), 77-78, 79(1)-(5), 80-82, 83(1)-(6), (8)-(9), 84(1), (3)-(6), 85, 86, 87(1)-(3), 88, 90-94, 95(1)-(2), (5)-(7), 96(2)-(8), 97-108,110-111, 112(1), (3), (5), 113, 125, 126(1)-(2), 128(1)-(2), (3)(a), (4)(a)-(c), (5)(a)-(b), (6), (7), 129, 131, 134-135, 137(1)-(3), (5), 138-139, 140(1)-(5), (6)(a)-(b), (7)-(11), 141(1)-(4), 142-143, 144(2), (8)-(9), 145(1), (4), 146-150, 153-154, 157-159, 161, 164-166, 175(1)(e)-(i), (2)(c)-(e), 176(3), 186, 191 
			  Schedule 4 (paragraph 19(2)(f)); Schedule 10 (paragraphs 1(2), (3), (6), 2(1), (3)-(4), 3-8, 9(1)-(2), (4)-(6), 10, 12-16, 18(1)-(4), (6)-(9), 19-24, 25(1)-(4), (6)-(9), 26, 27); Schedules 11; 12 (paragraphs 1, 2(1)-(3), 3, 5-7); Schedule 13 (paragraphs 1-7, 9-16, 17(1)-(3), (4)(a), (6)-(7), 18(2), (4), (5), 19(1)-(2), (3)(a), (5)-(6), 20(2), (4)-(5), 21-24, 25(1), (3), 26-27, 28(1)-(4), (5)(a), (7)-(8), 29(2), (4)-(5), 30, 31(1)-(3), (4)(a), (6)-(7), 32(2), (4)-(5), 33(1), (2)(a), (3)-(4), (5)(a), (7)-(8), 34(2), (4)-(5), 35, 36(1), (3)-(4), (5)(a), (7)-(8), 37(2)-(3), (5)-(6), 38-42, 43(1)-(2), 44(1), (3), (4)(a), (4)(c), 46(4)-(5), 47-48, 49(1)-(3), (4)(a), 49(6)-(7), 50(2), (4)-(6), 51); Schedules 14; 16 (paragraphs 39, 49(g), 78, 84(3), 100, 105(b)(ii), 106(c)); Schedule 17 (paragraphs 5(4)-(5), 7(3)-(4)); Schedules 18; 19 (paragraphs 2-4, 6(3), 7, 10, 11(2)-(5)); Schedule 22 (paragraphs 10, 11(2), 12) 
			 Serious Crime Act 2007 Schedule 13 (paragraph 7) 
			 Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 Sections 62(2), (4), 63-85, 87-105, 106(1), (3), 107, 109-133, 143, 144(2)-(4), (6), (8)-(10) 
			  Schedule 8 (paragraphs 13, 24, 29, 34, 64(a)); Schedules 12; 13; 14; 15; 16; 21; 23 (parts of) 
			 Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 Sections 9, 11(2)-(8), 19, 33(2), (4), (7)-(8), 34(2), (4)(b), (10), 39, 46(2), 78, 130-137 
			  Schedule 4 (paragraphs 3(3), (5), 25, 59(c), 92(a), (c)); Schedules 7; 9 (paragraph 2); Schedule 26 (paragraphs 1, 2(3), 50); Schedule 27 (paragraphs 13(1), 28, 36) 
			 Coroners and Justice Act 2009 Sections 1-34, 36-46, 49-58, 98-105, 111, 117, 137, 144-145, 148 
			  Schedules 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 9; 10; 11; 14; 16; 17; 20 (paragraph 4); Schedule 21 (paragraphs 1-52, 72-73, 90-93); Schedule 22 (paragraphs 1-6, 23-24, 29-36, 40-43); Schedule 23 (parts of) 
			 Parliamentary Standards Act 2009 Sections 3(3)-(4), 8-9, 11 
			  Schedule 1 (paragraphs 18(2)(b)-(c)); Schedule 2 
			 Political Parties and Elections Act 2009 Sections 1(2), 2(1), (3), 3(1), (3)-(4), 6, 8-9, 10(1)-(7), 11, 27-31, 32(1)-(5), (7)-(11), 33-37 
			  Schedules 1; 2; 3; 4; 6 (paragraphs 12-23, 25, 26, 28-31) 
			 Bribery Act 2010 Sections 1-15, 17(1)-(3), 19(5)-(7) 
			  Schedules 1; 2 
			 Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 Sections 1-19, 28(4), 29, 31(1)-(5), 33-35, 40, 43-46 
			  Schedules 1; 2; 4; 5 (paragraphs 4(3), 7(3)(a), (b), (4)(a), (b), 7(5), 8-12); Schedules 6; 7 
			 Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Act 2010 The entire Act is currently unimplemented 
		
	
	Ministry of Defence
	
		
			 Act Provisions not yet in force 
			 Armed Forces Act 2001 Schedule 7 (Parts 2 and 7) 
			 Armed Forces Act 2006 Sections 212(2), 351 
			  Schedule 12 (paragraph 121); Schedule 16 
		
	
	Northern Ireland Office
	
		
			 Act Provisions not yet in force 
			 Northern Ireland Act 1998 Schedule 15 (parts of) 
			 Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 Schedule 4 (paragraph 15); Schedule 5 (parts of)

Michael Meegan

Lord Rea: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will respond to the Irish Mail on Sunday's allegations of sexual assault and financial impropriety against Michael Meegan, a British citizen resident in Kenya and involved in the UK-registered charity New World International.

Lord Howell of Guildford: We note recent press reports that the High Court has rejected a bid by the head of the International Community for the Relief of Suffering and Starvation (ICROSS) Kenya, Michael Meegan, to suppress an Irish newspaper investigation into a series of allegations against Mr Meegan. Given that the nature of the allegations could give rise to legal proceedings, it would be inappropriate for the Government to comment further on the issue at this stage.

Michael Meegan

Lord Rea: To ask Her Majesty's Government how the Diplomatic Service responded to the allegations of sexual assault made against Michael Meegan which were communicated to the deputy High Commissioner for Kenya in 1986 by a number of individuals, including the then first secretary of the Irish Embassy in Nairobi.

Lord Howell of Guildford: The Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London and our High Commission in Nairobi conducted a thorough search of archived 1986 files, but were unable to find any documents recording representations alleging sexual assault against Mr Meegan.

MV "Mavi Marmara"

Lord Hylton: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they and the United Nations intend to organise an independent investigation into the incidents on the "Mavi Marmara" and the detaining of other ships.

Lord Howell of Guildford: As my right honourable friend the Foreign Secretary made clear in his Statement to the House on 2 June 2010, we want to see a full, credible, impartial and independent investigation, with international participation, into these events. What is important is that the full facts come out, that people are held accountable where necessary, and that there is international confidence in the process.
	The Foreign Secretary has also discussed the importance of these issues with his Israeli counterpart, Avigdor Lieberman.

Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002

Lord Avebury: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the expression "any other attribute or circumstance that the Secretary of State thinks appropriate" in Section 94(5C)(h) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 covers sexual orientation.

Baroness Neville-Jones: The powers in Section 94(5C) of the 2002 Act to certify an asylum or human rights claim as clearly unfounded have to date been used only in respect of gender. The Government have no plans to use the powers in Section 94(5C) to designate any state or part of a state in respect of people whose asylum or human rights claims are based on their sexual orientation.

NHS: Expenditure

Baroness Quin: To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the average proportion of NHS trusts' budgets in England used for employing nurses in each of the past 10 years.
	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the average proportion of NHS trusts' budgets in England used for employing managerial and administrative staff in each of the past 10 years.

Earl Howe: The information is shown in the following table.
	
		
			  A B 
			 Year % of total expenditure on Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting Staff % % of total expenditure on Managerial, Administrative and Clerical Staff % 
			 2008-09 23 10 
			 2007-08 23 10 
			 2006-07 24 10 
			 2005-06 25 11 
			 2004-05 25 11 
			 2003-04 25 10 
			 2002-03 26 10 
			 2001-02 27 10 
			 2000-01 27 10 
			 1999-2000 27 10 
		
	
	Notes:
	1) In column A, the figures represent the total National Health Service trust expenditure on "Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting" staff as a percentage of total operating expenses for all NHS trusts.
	2) In column B, the figures represent the total NHS trust expenditure on "Managers, senior managers, admin and clerical" staff as a percentage of total operating expenses for all NHS trusts.
	3) The figures are derived from two sources-the Financial Returns of NHS bodies for each year and the Summarised Account of NHS trusts for each year.

Northern Ireland Office: Bonuses

Lord Laird: To ask Her Majesty's Government how much was paid to staff in the Northern Ireland Office in bonuses and payments extra to salaries in 2008-09 and 2009-10; and what percentage of staff received such payments.

Lord Shutt of Greetland: Non-consolidated performance payments in the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) are made to staff in the Senior Civil Service in line with Cabinet Office guidance and also to staff at Grades D2 to A in line with HM Treasury guidance. Approximately 28 per cent of staff received non-consolidated performance payments, totalling £599,048.50, rewarding performance throughout the 2008-09 reporting year. Under a separate scheme, special performance payments were also awarded to staff in the year 2008-09. Approximately 49 per cent of staff received these payments, totalling £260,865. Figures for the 2009-10 financial year are not available at this time.

Northern Ireland Office: Staff

Lord Laird: To ask Her Majesty's Government which officials in the Northern Ireland Office earned more than £100,000 in the last financial year; what were their job titles; and whether they were paid bonuses.

Lord Shutt of Greetland: Four staff in the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) and its agencies earned more than £100,000 in the financial year 2009-10. Their job titles are Permanent Secretary, Director General (Political), Director General (Criminal Justice and Policing) and the Director of the Northern Ireland Prison Service. Two of these staff were paid a non-consolidated performance payment.

Office for Budget Responsibility

Lord Barnett: To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the remit of the Office for Budget Responsibility.

Lord Sassoon: The terms of reference for the interim Office for Budget Responsibility were published on 8 June alongside a Written Ministerial Statement from the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Copies of the document are available in the Vote Office and have been deposited in the Libraries of the House.

Office for Budget Responsibility

Lord Barnett: To ask Her Majesty's Government what will be the reduction of staff at HM Treasury directly related to the establishment of the Office for Budget Responsibility.

Lord Sassoon: The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) was established on an interim basis on 17 May. It is led by the three-person Budget Responsibility Committee, supported by a small secretariat of economists and public finance experts redeployed from within the Treasury. The interim OBR is also drawing on experts remaining within the Treasury.
	Sir Alan Budd, as chair of the interim Budget Responsibility Committee, will be advising the Chancellor on the arrangements for the permanent OBR.

Oyster Farming: Licences

Lord Berkeley: To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Davies of Oldham on 4 March (WA 383), which organisations the Marine and Fisheries Agency consulted in considering an application under the Coast Protection Act 1949 for the erection of cages for oyster farming in the Helford River other than in the Tremerlin Cove; whether it will publish the responses to its consultation; and whether, prior to granting any consent, it will commission an independent environmental study of the application and undertake any assessment required under the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994 (SI 1994/2716), as amended.

Lord Henley: Consent for the Duchy of Cornwall Oyster Farm (DC 8593) was granted on 31 March 2010.
	Organisations that were consulted were:
	Natural England;Port of Truro Harbour office;Maritime and Coastguard Agency;Carrick District Council;Cornwall Sea Fisheries Committee;Marine Management Organisation (previously the MFA) District Office;Duchy of Cornwall;Cefas;Environment Agency;Falmouth and Truro Port Health Authority;Royal Yachting Association;Trinity House; andCornwall Council.
	Section 14 of the Food and Environment Protection Act (Part II) 1985 (FEPA) requires the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) to maintain an up-to-date register of details relating to licence and consent applications and those that have been issued.
	The regulations ensure that almost all the information provided in support of an application, details of the licence granted (or reasons for its refusal) and data accrued during inspection and monitoring of a licensed operation are available on the public register.
	With regards to commissioning an independent environmental study of the application, Natural England (NE) has regulatory functions under the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c) Regulations 1994 (as amended) ("the habitats regulations"), and the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 in relation to that part of the Fal and Helford special area of conservation (SAC) which is notified as a site of special scientific interest. The MMO (which was vested on 1 April 2010 and took on the duties of the former Marine and Fisheries Agency) consulted NE for its advice and was sent a response which stated:
	"Given these details, Natural England feels that this project is not likely to have an adverse impact on the integrity of the Fal & Helford SAC and therefore does not object to the proposed development".
	Therefore, an appropriate assessment was not required.

Police: Helicopters

Lord Laird: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will initiate an inquiry into the cost of all incidents in each of the past six years in which the chief constable of South Wales Police has requested the force helicopter to be used in the search for stolen vehicles in which the driver has left the ignition keys, when the driver or owner was a justice of the peace and a county councillor.

Baroness Neville-Jones: The conduct of police investigations and the deployment of police resources are operational matters for the chief constable.

Political Parties: Funding

Lord Campbell-Savours: To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to introduce secondary legislation to implement fully controls on the contributions of non-domiciled persons to political parties.
	To ask Her Majesty's Government when controls on the contributions of non-domiciled persons to political parties will be in force.

Lord Taylor of Holbeach: As my right honourable friend the Deputy Prime Minister indicated during the debate on the humble Address, the Government "will pursue an agreement on limiting donations and reforming party funding to remove big money from politics". (Official Report, 7 June 2010, col. 42) We are continuing to develop our approach to party funding as part of the overall programme of reforms. In doing so we will of course have regard to existing legislation on party funding.

Ports and Harbours

Lord Berkeley: To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect a decision to be made on listed building consent for changes to Penzance Harbour to enable finance to be confirmed and the order placed for the new Penzance to Isles of Scilly ferry service.

Baroness Hanham: The harbour structures are subject to an application for a change to their listed status which should be determined shortly. It would not be appropriate for the decision on the listed building consent to be made until the status is confirmed. Once the status is confirmed the decision will be made as soon as possible.

Prisoners: Transfers

Lord Corbett of Castle Vale: To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration has been given to reducing the National Offender Management Service target of 42 days to respond to Parole Board recommendations to transfer prisoners to open conditions.

Lord McNally: Since 1 April 2010, the target deadline for the decision to be issued to an offender in most cases where the recommendation of the Parole Board is agreed has been reduced to 28 days.
	Where it appears, however, that there are grounds to reject a Parole Board recommendation or where the case is a particularly complex one, the target deadline of 42 days remains, so that further inquiries may be conducted.

Prisons

Baroness Stern: To ask Her Majesty's Government how many new prison places have been created since January 2008.
	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many of the new prison places created since January 2008 are (a) new free-standing prisons, (b) new wings on existing prisons, (c) ready-built residential units, and (d) places provided by other means such as cell reclaims or doubling up.

Lord McNally: Since January 2008, 6,233* new prison places have been created.
	The table below shows how many of the places created since January 2008 are (a) new free-standing prisons, (b) new wings on existing prisons, (c) ready-built residential units, and (d) places provided by other means such as cell reclaims or doubling up.
	
		
			 Number and Type of Places Created Since January 2008 
			  2008 2009 2010 
			 Free-standing prisons 0 259 744 
			 New wings 1,841 1,276 1,453 
			 Ready-built units 660 0 0 
			 Places provided by other means 234 174 244 
			 Total places provided 2,735 1,709 2,441 
		
	
	* This figure does not include places provided through more effective use of the estate such as cell reclaims as these are not new build prison places.

Public Sector Transparency Board

Lord Campbell-Savours: To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to make appointments to the proposed Public Sector Transparency Board.
	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the proposed remit of the Public Sector Transparency Board.
	To ask Her Majesty's Government to which Minister the proposed Public Sector Transparency Board will report.

Lord Taylor of Holbeach: My right honourable friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office will chair the board himself, and Sir Tim Berners-Lee, Professor Nigel Shadbolt and Mr Tom Steinberg will be members. Further initial external members of the board will be announced shortly. Ministers, officials and others may also be invited to attend meetings if they can help on particular issues the board is considering. The board also intends to involve and engage the wider community of experts, developers and advocates on transparency and open data, as well as working with Ministers and officials in government departments and other public bodies.
	The board will provide support to departments as they deliver on the Government's transparency commitments. The board will also be responsible for setting open data standards across the public sector, publishing further datasets on the basis of public demand, and-in conjunction with the Ministry of Justice-will further develop the right to data and advise on its implementation.

Refugee and Migrant Justice

Lord Hylton: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will meet representatives of Refugee and Migrant Justice to discuss ways of preventing the closing of that organisation.

Lord McNally: My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Jonathon Djanogly) wrote to Caroline Slocock, chief executive of Refugee and Migrant Justice (RMJ), on 26 May offering to meet, but took the view that it would be inappropriate for a Minister to meet during the current tender process. The letter stated that he was prepared to meet representatives of RMJ after the award process for the asylum and immigration contracts is completed, including any period of appeal.

Travel: e-Borders Scheme

Lord Dear: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the target in the e-Borders scheme to track 60 per cent of all passenger and crew journeys into and out of the United Kingdom by the end of 2009 has been met.
	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they are making to meet the targets in the e-Borders scheme to track 95 per cent of all passenger and crew journeys into and out of the United Kingdom by December 2010.

Baroness Neville-Jones: The programme has not yet achieved the milestone for processing 60 per cent of all passenger journeys into and out of the UK.
	Currently, e-Borders is checking approximately 50 per cent of all passenger movements.

Turks and Caicos Islands

Lord Jones of Cheltenham: To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of progress towards eradicating corruption and bringing charges against those suspected of corruption in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Lord Howell of Guildford: The Special Investigations and Prosecutions Team (SIPT) is an independent body investigating the areas highlighted in the Commission of Inquiry report. It is now at full strength. The special prosecutor has estimated that 18 months would be a reasonable time for the inquiry to be completed.
	The Integrity Commission has been appointed and held its first meeting on 12 May 2010. It will have the power to investigate acts of corruption within the public service.
	The Governor's third Quarterly Statement published on 3 June (turksandcaicosislands.fco.gov.uk/en/news) provides further information on a number of areas.

Turks and Caicos Islands

Lord Jones of Cheltenham: To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their timescale for a return to local rule for the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Lord Howell of Guildford: We are giving careful consideration to the timing of elections in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
	We hope to see an elected Government restored as soon as practicable, and we are working hard to ensure that key elements of good governance and sound public financial management are well embedded before elections take place.

Violence against Women Overseas

Lord Lester of Herne Hill: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will make representations to the Government of Afghanistan about the report in the International Herald Tribune of 2 June alleging the flogging of Afghan girls in Herat Province for escaping forced marriages; and whether they will seek assurances that such incidents will be prevented by effective criminal and civil measures.

Lord Howell of Guildford: We are concerned by news of this case. The Government regard forced marriage as an abuse of human rights and a form of domestic abuse and, where it affects children and young people, child abuse. We are committed to tackling all forms of violence against women and girls overseas. The UK has a regular dialogue with the Afghan Government on human rights issues and we always raise cases of particular concern with the Government. We welcome the Afghan Government's commitment to protecting the human rights of the Afghan people, as reiterated at the London conference in January 2010, and we are working to support them to implement the elimination of violence against women law. Effective rule of law institutions and procedures will be key in preventing future incidents, and the UK is working in partnership with the Afghan Government and the Department for International Development to achieve this. We are supporting the justice and legal sectors in Afghanistan including through building awareness of human rights, and funding two of Afghanistan's first legal aid centres for female victims of violence.